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The Specter of Self

Mixing this up with the previous Nonet challenge because what's better for disappearing than a poem that slowly gets shorter!

By Lizzy RosePublished 6 months ago 1 min read
The Specter of Self
Photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash

Rule number one is to be yourself!

Why risk being somebody new?

You want their eyes off of you?

You want to disappear?

You already have!

You would ruin

all that work,

for what?

Joy?

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About the Creator

Lizzy Rose

I am a poet, fiction/fantasy writer, as well as a cosplayer and cover singer on Tiktok, Instagram and Youtube. You can find me elsewhere at the link below!

https://linktr.ee/lizzyrose12

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